Midnight ( Midnight@slrpnk.net ) to Climate@slrpnk.net · 2 years agoClimate change could return us to the pre-antibiotic erawww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1103
arrow-up1103external-linkClimate change could return us to the pre-antibiotic erawww.salon.comMidnight ( Midnight@slrpnk.net ) to Climate@slrpnk.net · 2 years agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareJackGreenEarth ( JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI knew crops used pesticides and stuff, why would they use antibiotics too?
minus-squareDav ( Dav@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoI would assume hes talking about livestock farming
minus-squareJackGreenEarth ( JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThat’s not agriculture though, crops are. And crops are at least included in agriculture, even if you would expand the definition to also include animals, which I wouldn’t.
minus-squareDrusas ( Drusas@kbin.run ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAnimal agriculture is absolutely agriculture. That’s why there’s a term for it, called animal agriculture.
I knew crops used pesticides and stuff, why would they use antibiotics too?
I would assume hes talking about livestock farming
That’s not agriculture though, crops are. And crops are at least included in agriculture, even if you would expand the definition to also include animals, which I wouldn’t.
Animal agriculture is absolutely agriculture. That’s why there’s a term for it, called animal agriculture.